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Carrying up the Lot
After two days in camp it was to be a journey of two halfs. The first tacking closely the path of the river fairly level road not too busy, then one big steep hill climb, hard in the heat. It was a lovely calm day lovely reflections in the dammed section of the river. Arrived…
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Figeac to entraygues sur truyere
A day of too halfs, the first one was the steep climb out of town on roads shared by the composinual religious walk this was culminated in a small village which provided picnic bench, water tap and compost toilet, then an amazing downhill to slot onto the lot valley. The river lot I was to…
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Rocamadour to figeac
Early up in the morning got the light just right for goid shorts of the abbey village It was a steep decent with switchbacks followed by tough solid accent, then the rest of the day was spent traversing the hot limestone plateau, this department of lot. Fairly sparsely inhabited. It was a hard day and…
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From carsac alliac to rocamandour
This was a hot ride up the pleasent flat roads along the dordogne valley through fertile fields up to souliac where a fine lunch was had at the LA BICICLETA cafe where bikes are the theme and the staff where interested in my travels. After lunch in the blistering heat it was a hard but…
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Again it’s been a while, but we pick up at Thorac and on to carsac alliac
So decended down from the mountain and then entered cave dwelling country at les eizes de tabac. On this ride lots of old caves where passed leading to some wonderful sights…
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Continue through the perigord from tourtoirac to thonac
Late start this morning as wanted to go down a cave nearby and it only opened at 10am… So after the very pleasent campsite last night where I had a lovely swim it was off again. It did not take long to reach the cave as only 5km away… Bit of sad story it was…
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Nontron to tourtoirac…..and a watery trip
Early start as wanted to get to the tourist hot spot of brantome in time for 11am boat trip. Again straight off was a stiff climb but after that the d675 was an excellent road…Smooth , wide and little traffic. Some open and some wooded areas. Soon arrived in brantome…it was about 20km there. Lovely…
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Rochechourt to nontron
This was day of June 5th…it was a bit of a wet start to the day….first order of the day was to carry out a steep climb. I picked my own route on small lanes having become a bit disdusioned by the choices of roads in the book. Glad i did as there was some…
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Catch up…..
It’s been a while since I updated here….so I will use the time off to do so now….having rest day today.
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Ferrari’s….hard day and tin snails
Today was the hardest so far, cycled up to l’isle jordain and on the old rail viaduct watched about 20 Ferrari’s split the air with screaming V12’s as then went through town…this was just to be the start.. After crossing to west bank for the next 8km or so plagued by packs of Ferrari, and…
Date Jan 22, decided myself and work where not a happy mix, two months on and I handed in my notice. Plan is to take the rest of the year off and enjoy life, get fit and see where we get too…..
Year of opportunity 